Identifying tourism opportunities & challenges
Destination Action Plans (DAPs) have been developed by local communities to identify opportunities and challenges for tourism in their area and to establish and implement action plans to support goals for their community. With funding support from the Department of State Growth, we have been working with communities to support them in the development of local Destination Action Plans.
These plans are supplied to the Department of State Growth and used as a reference point for Government when considering priorities for communities. Each Destination Action Plan is managed by a local steering committee who welcome interested community members to join their team.
The planning process brought together people that benefit from the visitor economy – local government, state government agencies, industry and the community to develop plans that identified the challenges and opportunities and to set achievable priorities that support:
- Growing visitor numbers
- Increasing length of stay
- Increasing visitor expenditure
- Increasing visitor dispersal (geographically and seasonally)
- Increasing visitor satisfaction.
Contacts and current plans
Spring Bay
- Angela Turvey 0439 114 996 / angela_turvey@yahoo.com.au
- Spring Bay Plan
Swansea
- Adele Plunkett 0438 517 755 / swanseadap@gmail.com
- Swansea Plan
Freycinet
- Susan Cairns 0488 554 192 / susan@freycinetadventures.com.au
- Freycinet Plan
Great Eastern Wine Trail
- Glenn Travers 0499 901 109 / glenn@craigieknowe.com.au
- Great Eastern Wine Trail Plan
Bicheno
- John O’Hara / bcda@bicheno.org.au
- Bicheno Plan
St Helens
- Matt Gibson / 0474 025 708 / coastalpropertyservices@bigpond.com
- St Helens Plan
Fingal Valley
Please contact us if you’re interested in participating in this group